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the cooperation council especially saudi arabia, the g- 10, friends of yemen, the united nations to push for a peaceful solution and facilitate a successful transition. the international community has spread u.s. sanctions against those would undermine the transition and provide humanitarian relief and offered assistance. international partners including the u.k., germany, china, russia and others have helped. saudi arabia offered $3.25 billion on top of significant fuel grants that gave yemen money against their loss in infrastructure. this will be critical in the years ahead. this is our support to yemen. we're providing humanitarian relief, strengthen the government, improving economic development and improving strikes against the aqap. the united states is committed to the yemen success. we share the vision that died so many yemenis, again and were all citizens shia and sunni have a government that is democratic and responsive to justice. we are under no aleutians. given the tremendous challenges that yemen continues to face, progress toward a future like this will take many years. i
the cooperation council especially saudi arabia, the g- 10, friends of yemen, the united nations to push for a peaceful solution and facilitate a successful transition. the international community has spread u.s. sanctions against those would undermine the transition and provide humanitarian relief and offered assistance. international partners including the u.k., germany, china, russia and others have helped. saudi arabia offered $3.25 billion on top of significant fuel grants that gave yemen...
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as a full member in the united nations. and up for it was voiced by against this political, diplomatic, peaceful step aimed at saving the peace process by asserting its basis and foundation. however, our endeavor was aided by the fact that the overwhelming majority of the countries of the world supported and continue to support our application. i see not even a single reason for denying this request. yet, when the countries of the world had the opportunity to declare their stance without any vetoes last autumn, they voted. they voted despite enormous pressures and strong support of the acceptance of palestine as a member of unesco -- a year has passed. palestine, the homeland of edward said, is planning a role in new unesco, high responsibility and professionalism. palestine is committed to international conventions and is cooperating with all states to advance the objectives of the organization. it is providing a model of what a positive, constructive contribution in international organizations would be. in order to enhanc
as a full member in the united nations. and up for it was voiced by against this political, diplomatic, peaceful step aimed at saving the peace process by asserting its basis and foundation. however, our endeavor was aided by the fact that the overwhelming majority of the countries of the world supported and continue to support our application. i see not even a single reason for denying this request. yet, when the countries of the world had the opportunity to declare their stance without any...
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is it a good outcome for the united states national security interest if they will achieve nuclear capability? >> obviously not. a nuclear weapon and the means of delivering it. >> it would create a nuclear arms race in the mideast. >> that is certainly a potential outcome. >> the likelihood of a terrorist organization being able to access nuclear materials in the hands of the iranians would be greater, not less? >> probably so, and that is the nexus of a terrorist group and the weapons of mass destruction. >> what president obama -- when president obama says -- congress is developing a resolution that says it's not good national security strategy, so we will be backing up the president, and i'm glad to here with your proposition that we should not as a nation try to contain a nuclear capable iran, we should prevent it. i am not in the camp of believing that all is lost. do you also believe that all options should remain on the table when it comes to stopping them from getting nuclear capability? >> that is a personal view not the intelligence community's policy, but certainly i do. >> that i
is it a good outcome for the united states national security interest if they will achieve nuclear capability? >> obviously not. a nuclear weapon and the means of delivering it. >> it would create a nuclear arms race in the mideast. >> that is certainly a potential outcome. >> the likelihood of a terrorist organization being able to access nuclear materials in the hands of the iranians would be greater, not less? >> probably so, and that is the nexus of a terrorist...
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however, the government could step up and take more control and national level. >> society and american needed loads of people to run factories but now, the united states could have expansion into areas they xl the most part we took a survey out of 100 high school students and 76 of them said they would rather work under the non-standardized education system which meant that 77 students are not feeling motivated to work under the current system. >> motivation plays a big part for students as they go through high school. if a student does not see a need for school, it is hard to be motivated. if they don't see motivation for the class, they get tired quicker. >> according to the alliance for excellent education, 69% of all high-school dropouts said they dropped out because they were not motivated to work hard. we talk about a standardized curriculum but what about the benefits of a non-standardized curriculum? >> what the benefits of a non- standardized curriculum is allows for more individuality in a person's education. my responsibility as an educator is i try to make as much relevance
however, the government could step up and take more control and national level. >> society and american needed loads of people to run factories but now, the united states could have expansion into areas they xl the most part we took a survey out of 100 high school students and 76 of them said they would rather work under the non-standardized education system which meant that 77 students are not feeling motivated to work under the current system. >> motivation plays a big part for...
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states is moving towards the end of the longest sustained armed conflict in the nation's history, and i would also like to take a moment to express my pride in the men and women in uniform who have fought throughout that period, putting their lives on line to protect this country. were it not for their sacrifices, were in not for their willingness to do that, we would not be able to accomplish what we have. thank god they are there. [applause] one thing i found out when i came from the cia to the defense department, i have a lot of great joy is. -- i have a hell of a lot of great choice. i have got great weapons, a -- i have a hell of a lot of great great ships, great plains, great toys. \ technologies, but none of that would be worth anything without the good men and women in uniform that serve this country and did it take their lives to protecting this country. that is the real strength of the united states of america. as we transition into this new era, we will have to look at important priorities that will take on a greater urgency, particularly as we looked at the second term of
states is moving towards the end of the longest sustained armed conflict in the nation's history, and i would also like to take a moment to express my pride in the men and women in uniform who have fought throughout that period, putting their lives on line to protect this country. were it not for their sacrifices, were in not for their willingness to do that, we would not be able to accomplish what we have. thank god they are there. [applause] one thing i found out when i came from the cia to...
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as a full member in the united nations. and up for it was voiced by some against this political and peaceful step by a certain its basis and foundation. however, our endeavor was aborted despite the fact that a majority of the countries of the world have endorsed as and continue to support our application. i do not see a single reason for opposing this request. yet when the countries of the world have the opportunity to declare their stance without any restrictions or veto last autumn, they voted. they voted despite enormous pressure in strong support of the acceptance of palestinian as a member of unesco. a year has passed and roletinian is playing the in unesco what height proportionality -- professionalism. in order to advance of detectives of the organization. in order to enhance the chances for peace, ladies and dr. ben, we will continue our efforts -- [applause] >> and for the same purpose, we have begun intensive cooperation. we are confident that the vast majority of the countries of the world support our endeavor a
as a full member in the united nations. and up for it was voiced by some against this political and peaceful step by a certain its basis and foundation. however, our endeavor was aborted despite the fact that a majority of the countries of the world have endorsed as and continue to support our application. i do not see a single reason for opposing this request. yet when the countries of the world have the opportunity to declare their stance without any restrictions or veto last autumn, they...
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vience has no place among our united nations. it has been years since a man set himself on fire to protest and became known as the arab spring. the country has been captivated by what has taken place. the united states has supported the forces of change. we were inspired by the tunisian protests that toppled dictator because we recognize our own police in the aspirations of men and women who took to the streets. we insisted on change in egypt because our support for democracy ultimately put us on the side of the people. we supported a transition of leadership in a yemen because the interests of the people were no longer being served by a corrupt status quo. we intervened in libya alongside a broad coalition and with a mandate of united nations security council because we had the ability to start project to stop the slaughter of innocents -- we had the ability to stop the slaughter of innocents. as we meet here, we declared the regime must come to an end so the suffering of the syrian people can stop and a new dawn can begin. we h
vience has no place among our united nations. it has been years since a man set himself on fire to protest and became known as the arab spring. the country has been captivated by what has taken place. the united states has supported the forces of change. we were inspired by the tunisian protests that toppled dictator because we recognize our own police in the aspirations of men and women who took to the streets. we insisted on change in egypt because our support for democracy ultimately put us...
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on a national basis, if x sales are in the u.s., x percent are taxed in the u.s., period. ten% of your global sales and to the united states are taxed. >> what is wrong with that idea? >> i would have to look at the arithmetic. what we are doing now is in the face of what every country does. it provides very strong -- american corporations probably have something close to $2 trillion abroad in funds that they do not want to bring back. they will instead find ways of buying companies abroad are opening new plants abroad because the penalty for bringing it back is often high. if our corporate income were down, the penalty would be less. we want to somehow get around that said they feel free to bring it back. >> what is your take on the issue and is there a windfall coming back to the united states? we have had a lot of business folks say we're going to put this money to use if you drop this and we can repatriate this money. >> temporary repatriation. the economic studies suggest and has little to no impact on observable economic outcomes. abbas just the evidence is it would
on a national basis, if x sales are in the u.s., x percent are taxed in the u.s., period. ten% of your global sales and to the united states are taxed. >> what is wrong with that idea? >> i would have to look at the arithmetic. what we are doing now is in the face of what every country does. it provides very strong -- american corporations probably have something close to $2 trillion abroad in funds that they do not want to bring back. they will instead find ways of buying companies...
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the united states marine corps be the most ready when the nation is the least ready. he understands we must accomplish this with in a world of increasing threats and decreasing resources. ladies and gentlemen, -- [applause] >> i thought you would talk specifically about all the things going on in the world and set me up with hard questions here. thank you very much. it is my pleasure to be here. i take every opportunity i can get to tell the marine corps story. they will tell the story. they will tell the story when they come back and will do so as often as they can. i will keep my opening comments here short so i can get right to your questions. this is an important time for the military. even more importantly for our nation. students of history and those who can remember back 50 years ago when the atlantic council was first formed would likely say that. helped shape -- that period helped shape the nation. before nearly 60's, long the internet, the headlines for our nation's newspaper spoke of things like the soviet union. talk about the cold war and the soviets thre
the united states marine corps be the most ready when the nation is the least ready. he understands we must accomplish this with in a world of increasing threats and decreasing resources. ladies and gentlemen, -- [applause] >> i thought you would talk specifically about all the things going on in the world and set me up with hard questions here. thank you very much. it is my pleasure to be here. i take every opportunity i can get to tell the marine corps story. they will tell the story....
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do you agree with the proposition that it is a vital national interest to the united states to discourage regimes which could serve as an incubator for asymmetric warfare against the united states? >> that would obviously have to be debated on the issue of does it directly impact our vital interests. i guess an argument could be made along those lines. i would think in this case, it is a really important for the international community, if we are going to continue to work with the international community, if we are going to be a partner with them in deciding what additional actions ought to be taking place, it ought to be within the international context that decisions for action ought to be taken. >> how would you characterize the public record of the relationship between syria and hezbollah? >> the public record, and more importantly, the intelligence record that we have, is that there has always been a close relationship between syria and hezbollah, and that hezbollah has always had some level of protection. >> do you agree with the proposition that the weaker hezbollah is, the better
do you agree with the proposition that it is a vital national interest to the united states to discourage regimes which could serve as an incubator for asymmetric warfare against the united states? >> that would obviously have to be debated on the issue of does it directly impact our vital interests. i guess an argument could be made along those lines. i would think in this case, it is a really important for the international community, if we are going to continue to work with the...
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we love the united states of america. we believe in america. we are one nation under god. today we are united not only by our faith in america, we are also united by our concern for america. the country we love is in peril. that is why i am running for president. almost four years ago, the american people did something that was very much the sort of thing americans like to do. we gave someone a chance to leave, someone who we had not known very long, who did not have much of a record, but promised to lead us to a better place. at the time, we did not know what kind of a president he would be. it was a moment of crisis for our economy, and when barack obama came into office, america wished him well and hope for the best. three and a half years later, over 23 million americans are out of work, and employed -- unemployed, underemployed or simply quit looking for a job. at a time when we should be gaining momentum in the economy, we are actually losing it right now. job growth slowed and this week we learned that the number of job openings has slowed again. and as you know, hi
we love the united states of america. we believe in america. we are one nation under god. today we are united not only by our faith in america, we are also united by our concern for america. the country we love is in peril. that is why i am running for president. almost four years ago, the american people did something that was very much the sort of thing americans like to do. we gave someone a chance to leave, someone who we had not known very long, who did not have much of a record, but...
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the united states and multinational killers. who is winning? >> clearly, we have had success, the u.s. government, in terms of not a repeat of 9/11. since 9/11, imagine the shoe bomber. -- you mentioned the issue bomber. two russian airliners were brought tdown. 90 people killed. we look at the liquids plot from the u.k. in 2006. the cargo plot. the most recent underwear plot. the detection capabilities depend on where the person would have gotten through the global airline system. we have these threats. the question is, how can we keep it situated to mitigate or manage risk without trying to eliminate risk. everyone assumes risk. they are assuming some risk. the idea is, how can we mitigate or manage the risk. >> just to follow up, we have foiled plots. there are other consequences. the money, you mentioned. tens of billions of dollars. the sense that america has lost some kind of pride or some kind of personal autonomy. the fear that the shadow that we live under. are they accomplishing the goals they have of disrupting our society? >> it is
the united states and multinational killers. who is winning? >> clearly, we have had success, the u.s. government, in terms of not a repeat of 9/11. since 9/11, imagine the shoe bomber. -- you mentioned the issue bomber. two russian airliners were brought tdown. 90 people killed. we look at the liquids plot from the u.k. in 2006. the cargo plot. the most recent underwear plot. the detection capabilities depend on where the person would have gotten through the global airline system. we...
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fy2011 reduce to allow national guard units to train and develop tactics and procedures for cyber warfare without disrupting networks. while the 2013 budgets as challenges for the air national guard, it also has opportunity. we will take full advantage of those opportunities. the priorities were aligning composition to be flexible, agile, and already with special attention to new missions, such as remote piloted aircraft. able to quickly search and integrate seamlessly in joint operations. repairing units broken by a previous base closures and realignment processes. in conclusion, thank you. i am grateful to be here and look forward to asking -- answering questions you have for me. >> thank you very much. general ingram? >> chairman, ranking member, members of the subcommittee, it is an honor to be with you today representing 358,000 citizen- soldiers of the army national guard. the patriotism and sacrifice of these soldiers, their families, and their employees is a source of great pride. we have the best band, best lead, best trained, best equipped, and most experienced of force in our h
fy2011 reduce to allow national guard units to train and develop tactics and procedures for cyber warfare without disrupting networks. while the 2013 budgets as challenges for the air national guard, it also has opportunity. we will take full advantage of those opportunities. the priorities were aligning composition to be flexible, agile, and already with special attention to new missions, such as remote piloted aircraft. able to quickly search and integrate seamlessly in joint operations....
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it is about whether these united states, which was it was mostly referred to, would become the united states. it to be a country balance -- bound together to build a great and powerful nation. it is a concept that we were bred with. i said throughout the course of this campaign that while other issues are important, joblessness, national security concerns, a family, all of these issues are important. the foundation of this place, the cause of what we're feeling in the economy and budget crisis. it all boils down to one word "freedom." [applause] i was pleased to hear that governor romney is now adopting that the man in his speech -- that theme as his speech tonight. i'm glad we're moving the debate. i have been focused on this. i've been out talking to people. we have been to a thousand town hall meetings. i know this is a concern people have. it is a government that is trying to dictate how we are going to live our lives. trying to order us around, treble our freedoms. -- trample our freedoms. whether it is our economic freedom or liberty. it is building the dependency on government.
it is about whether these united states, which was it was mostly referred to, would become the united states. it to be a country balance -- bound together to build a great and powerful nation. it is a concept that we were bred with. i said throughout the course of this campaign that while other issues are important, joblessness, national security concerns, a family, all of these issues are important. the foundation of this place, the cause of what we're feeling in the economy and budget crisis....
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the united nations will support you. syria is a very complex case. it is either a dictator that will cause them to be together or a federation that will make them agree. they are ready, let them take responsibility. let's not support them in any way we can. we would like to help, not by arms, but by support. i think right now this should be the decision. the leaders of the world, and what can the russians do? [unintelligible] no single country can do it without being accused. the arab league could and should do it, and if you ask for my advice, this should be the policy. thank you. >> just following on from that, i wonder if we can shift to the palestinian issue for a moment. here we say that the status quo between israel and the palestinians is unsustainable. but out there where you live, it looks from day to day like the government of israel and the palestinian authority, all of them seem to be satisfied with the status quo, at least for the time being. is the status quo sustainable? >> i think there are two of those, a movement. in israel before a
the united nations will support you. syria is a very complex case. it is either a dictator that will cause them to be together or a federation that will make them agree. they are ready, let them take responsibility. let's not support them in any way we can. we would like to help, not by arms, but by support. i think right now this should be the decision. the leaders of the world, and what can the russians do? [unintelligible] no single country can do it without being accused. the arab league...
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to, put it more simply, where diminished funding impedes or imperils intelligence gathering by the united states? >> well, sir, we're going through our own cuts in the intelligence community since a large portion of the national intelligence program is embedded in the d.o.d. budget. so we were kind of given the same reduction targets on a proportionate basis. so we are in the mode for the first time in 10 years of cutting intelligence resources. we have been on a steady upward slope for the whole decade. and that's going to come to a halt and so we will have less capability than we have had in the last 10 years. that said, i've been through this before when i served as director in the early 1990's and we had to read the peace dividend after the fall of the wall and we did some profound cutting, in the intelligence committee and didn't do it very well. we're trying to profit from that experience and place stock in those capabilities that make us resilient and agile so we can respond as we need to wherever hot spots or crisis occur in the world. as the department of defense for example, piv
to, put it more simply, where diminished funding impedes or imperils intelligence gathering by the united states? >> well, sir, we're going through our own cuts in the intelligence community since a large portion of the national intelligence program is embedded in the d.o.d. budget. so we were kind of given the same reduction targets on a proportionate basis. so we are in the mode for the first time in 10 years of cutting intelligence resources. we have been on a steady upward slope for...
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why don't we take some questions. >> richard from the united nations. very interested to hear about the country's extremism initiatives. so many things you can do in so many parts of the world. how do you set your priorities and measure the impact? >> that's a really good question, and there has been an evolution in the way we approached this issue. in the early days when we started working on count counterterrorism and it was regional and counter messaging. and some problematics of development and other capabilities and tools. but over time we realized that the threat of violent radicalizati radicalization, we saw hospots where you had people engaged in recruit amement and he had a wi known case with people going into spain and to fight into iraq. >> and eastern libya. >> eastern libya as well. the advantage for us, we have moved to a much more surgical nuance approach. once we identity a hot-spot radicalization, we move to that community. we understan who are the key motivators and the violators and the radicalization that pears. and those leading whe
why don't we take some questions. >> richard from the united nations. very interested to hear about the country's extremism initiatives. so many things you can do in so many parts of the world. how do you set your priorities and measure the impact? >> that's a really good question, and there has been an evolution in the way we approached this issue. in the early days when we started working on count counterterrorism and it was regional and counter messaging. and some problematics of...
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the new york times reported last week that the united states of america spent $8 billion nation-building in standing up police department in iraq and afghanistan. that may have been unnecessary expenditure but it is hard for me to believe and understand as a mayor of a major american city that the point of that is to secure our homeland by helping their security forces be secure, that we cannot find a way to bring that money full circle in partnership with federal, state, and local governments so we do not have to rely on people like that robert wood johnson foundation to do for the people of america what we should do ourselves. if the identify it, and recall the nation to purpose on it and say it is important to save the lives of young african- american, we can. we know that it is fixable. it takes time, resources, money. we have a cease-fire in new orleans. i think it is a great model. these are bright lights. it is one of many things. we have to start with saying is a national epidemic, we will not tolerate it. thank you very much. [applause] >> now you know why he is my partner. mayo
the new york times reported last week that the united states of america spent $8 billion nation-building in standing up police department in iraq and afghanistan. that may have been unnecessary expenditure but it is hard for me to believe and understand as a mayor of a major american city that the point of that is to secure our homeland by helping their security forces be secure, that we cannot find a way to bring that money full circle in partnership with federal, state, and local governments...
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basically deciding what the united states is doing with president. a public discussion of drones, as we are having here. it is a good thing. it is the future of warfare. >> thank you. >> thank you to the center of national policy for putting together this form and creating the type of forum where we can have a reasonable, rational debate. i would also like to thank peter and commending him and the new america foundation for the research they are doing. there are a lot of pundits in washington d.c. to have very strong opinions about the program, whether for or against drones, but very few people have actually gone out on the field and crunched the data. peter's team has done that. they should be commended. i will take a slightly different approach. i am a lawyer and a political scientist. i basically have three things i would like to do. i would like to discuss some of my observations from my field work in yemen this past summer. i would like to talk about how some of those observations resonate with some of the core principles that define the law of
basically deciding what the united states is doing with president. a public discussion of drones, as we are having here. it is a good thing. it is the future of warfare. >> thank you. >> thank you to the center of national policy for putting together this form and creating the type of forum where we can have a reasonable, rational debate. i would also like to thank peter and commending him and the new america foundation for the research they are doing. there are a lot of pundits in...
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we join with our partners in the united nations security council, including now russia and china, in calling for the urgent, comprehensive, and immediate implementation of all aspects theannan plan. second, we are further isolating the assad regime. we are encouraging other countries to join the united states, the european union, and the arab league in opposing -- imposing strong sanctions against it. the sanctions are putting assad under greater pressure than ever before. we are undermining the financial lifelines of the regime. three united states executive orders have targeted senior leadership, commercial and central bank of syria. the result is that 30% of the lost revenues have occurred as a result of those sanctions. the u.s. and the eu have imposed a strong oil embargo. the exchange rate has depreciated by more than 50%, and their gdp has been in a serious decline, approaching almost - 8% in 2011, and more now. third, we are strengthening and unifying the non-violent political opposition in syria. the united states is in the process of providing direct, non-lethal support, in
we join with our partners in the united nations security council, including now russia and china, in calling for the urgent, comprehensive, and immediate implementation of all aspects theannan plan. second, we are further isolating the assad regime. we are encouraging other countries to join the united states, the european union, and the arab league in opposing -- imposing strong sanctions against it. the sanctions are putting assad under greater pressure than ever before. we are undermining...
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ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states. ♪ [playing "the star-spangled benneranner"] >> ladies and gentleman, the united states army chief of chaplain, major general. >> let us pray. remember the events of september 11, 2001. pray for all of those who greek today. for those who witnessed and survived the attack -- pray for all of those who grieve today. for those who witnessed and survived the attack, on a day when the worst visited our nation, our spirits were inspired what we saw at grand 0 and at the pentagon. we pray for the men and women who have been called to defend our country both at home and abroad. inspired by their legacy, we ask for continued courage and strength in spirit to faithfully serve our military and our nation. we are thankful that in our time of loss, you have not abandoned us to our grief. help us so that we may do your work, peace and justice, offering forgiveness and building community. hear us, lord god, in your holy name we pray. amen. >> a mamen. >> 11 years ago, the pentagon was attacked. ple
ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of the united states. ♪ [playing "the star-spangled benneranner"] >> ladies and gentleman, the united states army chief of chaplain, major general. >> let us pray. remember the events of september 11, 2001. pray for all of those who greek today. for those who witnessed and survived the attack -- pray for all of those who grieve today. for those who witnessed and survived the attack, on a day when the worst visited our nation, our...
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and the secretary of state and the ambassador to the united nations, how they could justify that this video? cost of the video it was a terrorist attack. l's be honest. i look forward to the hearing. and god bless the men and women who serve us. i thank you for being here. and let's always remember those who serve this nation. i yield. >> i thank the gentleman. the gentleman is correct. both sides were informed once we had gotten clearance for libya. with that we recognized the gentlelady from the district of columbia for response. >> the tragic events in benghazi point out the hazards of serving our country go far beyond the military. i agree with mr chaffee that perhaps had there been more -- chafetz that perhaps had there been more resources we might have had a different result. but i must note that while the republican budget increases the budget of the defense department, it slashes the budget that would have protected these diplomats. i must note that while the republican budget increases the budget of the defense the ambassador chris stevens and three others who died were man o
and the secretary of state and the ambassador to the united nations, how they could justify that this video? cost of the video it was a terrorist attack. l's be honest. i look forward to the hearing. and god bless the men and women who serve us. i thank you for being here. and let's always remember those who serve this nation. i yield. >> i thank the gentleman. the gentleman is correct. both sides were informed once we had gotten clearance for libya. with that we recognized the gentlelady...
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democratic -- we support the iraqis and building a united democratic nation. sectarian fortunes remain strong and threatened to derail institutional progress. the oila law on seoul's export sector. tensions with turkey and conflict within syria and iraq's relationship ir fifthan complicate our relationship with iraq, nevertheless, development i have seen it gives me reason for optimism. it is a large majority remain committed to resolving their differences politically instead of through violence. there are a protection recently passed 3 million barrels per day. a level not achieved for more than three decades. united states commercial interests are returning to iraq and iraqi students are studying that the states and increasing numbers. this shows a positive change. if confirmed, and pledged to continue working with our allies across the iraqi system to strengthen their democratic institutions. i pledged to continue working with the iraqi government on a wide range of inti
democratic -- we support the iraqis and building a united democratic nation. sectarian fortunes remain strong and threatened to derail institutional progress. the oila law on seoul's export sector. tensions with turkey and conflict within syria and iraq's relationship ir fifthan complicate our relationship with iraq, nevertheless, development i have seen it gives me reason for optimism. it is a large majority remain committed to resolving their differences politically instead of through...
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they focused on the taliban and the united national people's movement in nepal. it is part of a day-long conference looking at the evolution of terrorist organizations and is about one hour. >> this is a panel for ongoing cases, we will have such an interesting and distinguished dynamic such ach a dynami speaker, we will have to step up our game. our guest is here with the marine corps university and he is truly an expert on afghanistan, pakistan. he has written several books and numerous articles on the subject. and dr. tom marks has been doing a lot of work on special operations as well as written a ander of pieces on vietnam nepal. you wrote it in 2003, i think. for army war college. which i just read last night. without further ado, i would like to ask the director to go first. >> good afternoon. welcome to my home, my office is right above here. i will make one comment before i say anything, i am speaking on my own behalf using my .edu account and not my .mil account. i wish i had one of those extinguished insurgencies, because i met part of this session bec
they focused on the taliban and the united national people's movement in nepal. it is part of a day-long conference looking at the evolution of terrorist organizations and is about one hour. >> this is a panel for ongoing cases, we will have such an interesting and distinguished dynamic such ach a dynami speaker, we will have to step up our game. our guest is here with the marine corps university and he is truly an expert on afghanistan, pakistan. he has written several books and numerous...
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[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 175 and the nays are 222. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, on which proceedings were postponed and the noes prevailed by voice vote. the cler amendment offered by mr. mcclintock of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 175 and the nays are 222. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from...
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the only nation that is rising today that raises the real challenge to the united states is the rise of china. in that regard, i welcome the rise of india, because it is a natural check on china. i welcome the rise of turkey, because i think turkey remains interested in furthering the goals of this world order. in my view, most of the rise of the rest is additive to the american position. >> of course germany and japan were more deference to american leadership. >> by a much more willing to put up with independent nations pursuing their own policies because i think they are contending to the overall world order, from which the united states benefits. there are many that did not follow the script, and the french would be the first to remind us of that. >> i have an idea that what you say about china is the most provocative point of your argument, and i want to bring in richard on that point. you pay attention a lot to china, and the focus on asia from this administration. what are your thoughts about what we have just been saying with respect specifically to china? >> i agree that chi
the only nation that is rising today that raises the real challenge to the united states is the rise of china. in that regard, i welcome the rise of india, because it is a natural check on china. i welcome the rise of turkey, because i think turkey remains interested in furthering the goals of this world order. in my view, most of the rise of the rest is additive to the american position. >> of course germany and japan were more deference to american leadership. >> by a much more...
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states in terms of our national security. but i do believe that we are making effective progress at going after those specific targets that represent real threats to the united states. >> my apologies, can you just clarify one thing, sir? you talked about aqap just now as a tribe. and i want to make sure i didn't misunderstand you. you are talking about al-qaida in the arabian peninsula -- >> yeah. >> -- al-qaida in yemen, not a separate tribal organization? >> yeah, that's correct. that's correct. >> i would like to ask you, on syria, mr. chairman, to -- how do you assess the current situation in syria? as you may know, two suicide attacks took place this morning in damascus. do you have any indications if al-qaida could be behind those attacks? >> i have no information to that effect, as to whether or not they're involved there. obviously, the situation in syria remains of great concern. this -- you know, the cease- fire does not appear to be working. and annan himself has indicated concerns about whether or not parties are
states in terms of our national security. but i do believe that we are making effective progress at going after those specific targets that represent real threats to the united states. >> my apologies, can you just clarify one thing, sir? you talked about aqap just now as a tribe. and i want to make sure i didn't misunderstand you. you are talking about al-qaida in the arabian peninsula -- >> yeah. >> -- al-qaida in yemen, not a separate tribal organization? >> yeah,...
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to nation, canada into the united states. we need an upgrade. we need the r&d component that translate into jobs that provides the best investment possible and that's what we're calling for here. the sound stewardship of resources. federal tax dollars being utilized in a way that provides the strongest outcome, sometimes in the saga of urgency as is the case in new york state, as it's been with irene and lee. as we continue to recover over a year later from those storms that damaged upstate new york just over a year ago and the most recent element of consequence that came with hurricane sandy. i thank you for bringing us together to shed light to acknowledge that we can create jobs as we address public safety, as we address efficient circumstance as we address productivity, as we address economic boosts so we can walk from this arena here in this house of representatives knowing that we're doing the sound academically driven, analytically provided results that will speak to a favorable impact across the board. so thank you fo
to nation, canada into the united states. we need an upgrade. we need the r&d component that translate into jobs that provides the best investment possible and that's what we're calling for here. the sound stewardship of resources. federal tax dollars being utilized in a way that provides the strongest outcome, sometimes in the saga of urgency as is the case in new york state, as it's been with irene and lee. as we continue to recover over a year later from those storms that damaged upstate...
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when you're in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit, serving one nation, leaving no one behind. one of my proudest possessions is the flag that the seal team took with them on the mission to get bin laden. on it are each of their names. some may be democrats, some may be republicans. but that doesn't matter. just like it didn't matter that day in the situation room when i sat next to bob gates, a man who was george bush's defense secretary, and hillary clinton a woman who ran against me for president. all that mattered that day was the mission. no one thought about politics. no one thought about themselves. one of the young men involved in the raid later told me he didn't deserve credit for the mission. it only succeeded, he said, because every single member of that unit did their job. the pilot who landed the helicopter that spun out of control. the translator who kept others from entering the compound. the troops who separated the women and children from the fight. the seals who charged up the stairs. more than that, the mission only succeeded because every member of t
when you're in the thick of the fight, you rise or fall as one unit, serving one nation, leaving no one behind. one of my proudest possessions is the flag that the seal team took with them on the mission to get bin laden. on it are each of their names. some may be democrats, some may be republicans. but that doesn't matter. just like it didn't matter that day in the situation room when i sat next to bob gates, a man who was george bush's defense secretary, and hillary clinton a woman who ran...
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but the reality is that other nations are getting better at challenging the united states for foreign direct investment opportunities. in fact the united states share -- the united states' share of global foreign investment has declined, as my friend pointed out, from over 4% in 1999 to 17.6% in 2009. while america leads the way in attracting this inbound or inward investment, the data makes it clear we must do better in order to remain the premiere location for -- premier location for global investment in the 21st semplingry. that's why i'm proud to introduce and champion h.r. 5910, the global investment in american jobs act. i urge my colleagues who are focused on improving our economy and creating american jobs to vote in support of this legislation so that it can get signed quickly by the president. the global investment in american jobs act has earned broad bipartisan support both here in the house and in the united states senate. i want to thank congressman roskam, congressman barrow, congressman peters, as well as senators kerry and corker for helping lead the push for this leg
but the reality is that other nations are getting better at challenging the united states for foreign direct investment opportunities. in fact the united states share -- the united states' share of global foreign investment has declined, as my friend pointed out, from over 4% in 1999 to 17.6% in 2009. while america leads the way in attracting this inbound or inward investment, the data makes it clear we must do better in order to remain the premiere location for -- premier location for global...
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our units continue to experience significant personnel shortages. and the past several years, two- thirds of our units have been in greater states of readiness. readiness is a particular concern for the nation of the expeditionary force in readiness. they represent our capability to respond to unexpected crises. of the past two years, a unit that paul station at responded to several unplanned requirements. marines took days and sometimes hours to respond. crisis response become as you are event. as we draw down our forces in afghanistan, we will address these deficiencies at home station and improve our ability to respond. the critical element in improving our readiness in the reset of equipment coming out of afghanistan. we estimate the ground equipment reset liability at $3.20 billion. this is our strategic reset liability. this is based on our replacement of combat losses, restoration of items into serviceable condition, and the expansion of certain items. we believe it will take two- three years of funding to complete reset once our equipment re
our units continue to experience significant personnel shortages. and the past several years, two- thirds of our units have been in greater states of readiness. readiness is a particular concern for the nation of the expeditionary force in readiness. they represent our capability to respond to unexpected crises. of the past two years, a unit that paul station at responded to several unplanned requirements. marines took days and sometimes hours to respond. crisis response become as you are...